Sapporo Childcare Guide 2019 in English さっぽろ子育てガイド 令和１年度版
The latest version of ‘Sapporo Childcare Guide is now available in English.
This is a booklet for parents raising preschool children that introduces in detail Sapporo’s childcare system and facilities,
Contact: Sapporo International Plaza Foundation TEL: 011-211-2105...

For mothers who are going to leave their babies in nurseries or daycares during their working hours.
You can continue feeding your baby breast milk by pumping milk and storing it in a bottle.
How often should the mother pump her breast milk? Research suggests the following...

For mothers who are going to leave their babies in nurseries or daycares during their working hours.
You don't have to give up breastfeeding after your child enters daycare or a nursery school. You can continue feeding your baby breastmilk by pumping milk and storing it...

Do you have concerns about your child’s intellectual development?
Intellectual developmental disorder is a condition diagnosed before age 18 that includes below-average intellectual function and a lack of skills necessary for daily living (according to Intellectual disability by Medline plus） The link is to MedlinePlus.gov.
If you...

Sapporo City will be hosting an international event for parents raising children in Sapporo and their children at the Horokita Kid’s Hall (Horokita jido kaikan) in the Kita Ward. Foreign national parents living in Sapporo and Japanese families living in the area are more than...

the English-Japanese Well-baby Ｑuestionnaires ”日英併記乳幼児健診アンケート”
Regular checkups are held at the Health Center in Sapporo. They help to monitor children’s health and development. Fill out the English-Japanese questionnaire below in advance of your well-baby and child’s check-up at the Health Center (at the age of 4...

It is very important to take care of your baby properly.
Congenital dislocation of the hip, or developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) is a hip joint dislocation（股関節脱臼”kokansetsu-dakkyu").
DDH occurs rarely in 1 to 3 baby per 1,000 births.
Careful handling of a baby will help prevent and...

Your baby's first solid foods
Introducing your baby to solid foods – sometimes called weaning should start when your baby is around 5 to 6 months old.
This guides you on how to introduce your baby to solid foods.
A document provided by Sapporo city in English and...

How do you prepare for the happy start of your job return?
The first week of returning to your job may be very stressful for you. Therefore, we recommend you start it in the middle of the week, so that the weekend will come soon!
The WHO...

The purpose of this form is to enable a sick child to return to day care.
A day care center is where infants and children spend a lot of time participating in group activities.
The chart below lists diseases that the child's doctor will provide observation on...

To parents whose child has recently recovered from an infectious disease:
Before your child returns to day care, please submit the report. (The child’s general health must be good in order for him/her to be able to attend the day care center.)
Day care centers are where...

Pediatricians and child development specialists are being confronted by parents saying, that their children are showing symptoms of language development delay, poor facial expressions and lack of eye contact. They have discovered that these children tend to have prolonged exposure to mass media (such as...

Beware of accident
Baby walkers are being sold and used in Japan. Canada has banned the selling of baby walkers for ten years. In the USA only one type is allowed to be sold. Baby walkers have been banned because they frequently fall over and...

The use of soft chairs is not recommended.
That’s because it does not train your baby to sit properly.
Even if a 3-4 month old baby seems able to sit on a soft chair, it does not necessarily mean that the baby can already sit upright. This...

There are kinds of well-baby check-ups.
Home visit and check-ups by midwives
New mothers may feel anxious because they are not used to life at home with their new baby
Please submit the yellow postcard in your boshi-techo (maternal and child health handbook) to the ward office (kuyakusho)...